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TpE INDEPENDENT.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1895.
Observations.
The Ijwei'kndknt gives
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its
employees n full holiday today
anil will not'isaue tomorrow.
Residents of "Wnikiki nro
complaining" loudly because
horses arc allowed to feed on
tho road and .obstruct public
traveling. It is of courso very
convenient for pcoplo to starve
their plugs at home and let
them enjoy thp "long" pasture,
but it is dangerous and annoy
ing to " anybody who ha.3 to
pass that road in tho night. If
the pound master is too lazy to
look after the business, let tho
mounted police take tho job.
Thoy are doing nothing else.
Colonel McLean, formerly
of the United States navy and
now commanding tho National
Guard of Hawaii, under Mr.
Dole, tho
intruded himself on tho ex-Queen
yesterday morning, accompanied
by Dr. v Cooper, to
ascertain tho condition of that
lady's health. It will take
mora explanations than tho
official organs probably are
able to offer to justify this
most remai'kablo step, Is Col.
McLean in charge of the government?
Is the ox-'Queen
not, according to orders from
headquarters, in charge of tho
1 Tho people
will like to know it, because
to the ordinary mind the appearance
in her presence of
Col. McLean seems based on
mere curiosity and nothing
else.
European Labor.N
Among the measures that
are expected to be introduced
by the Government at tho special
session is one for a special
loan of a half million dollars
for the purpose of introducing
European labor. The government
get the money back from
the planters, who arc to pay
75 a head for tho labor. It
is understood that Mr. Thurston,
after his European tour,
reported that an abundance of
labor could be obtained in that
quarter. -Tho money to bo received
from tho planters on
this account is to form a fund
for promoting further labor
from Europe. Botwoon six
and seven thqusand laborois
would refund the wholo
amount of tho loan, and tho
laborers would bo of a suitable
class either for independent
settlers or, after their experience
in sugar cane cultivation
in three-year contracts, to raise
cane on the profit-sharing
system. It is understood that
much valuablo information upon
the systom just mentioned,
which has been obtained by
the Labor Commission from
Queensland, will bo laid before
tho Legislature.
In this now departure by tho
government, thero ja vC gleam
of coming reform in pur labor
systom A Jiitlo' bird has
whispered in our ear that the
policy of the Gqvornment was
reuistod in conference by a representative
planter., w.ho claimed
something liko that the
Government had promised the
Planteis' Labor mid .Supply
Company several thousand
more Chinese besides as many
more Jnpaneso as they might
want. Mr. Hatch is said to
have told him that no such
obligation existed, and that the
Government rtsolvcd to call a
halt on unlimited coolie im
portation from Asia as being
inimical to tho fundamental
policy of annexation to the
"United States. In the meantime
tho planters aro allowed,
under existing legislation, to
introduce 1200 Chinese exclusively
for agricultural labors.
Thoy must return home after
the oxpiration of their contracts.
To this end tho plant
er must deposit $1.50 a month
of each labor's wages with tho
government as a fund to pay
his passage homo if he do not
enter into a now contract.
In tho caso of the European
laborers tho roform already indicated
comes in. Instead of
tho obnoxious penal clause in
tho contract, under which
the existing systom renders a
deserting laborer liable to arrest
and prosecution liko a crim
inal, a more nutnane provision
is to be adopted. The laborer is
to deposit a certain percentage
of his wages for eighteen
months, which is to be refunded
to him at tho end of his
contract. If he leave before
his term is out, tho fund is for
feited to his employer. It is
to bo hoped( that
will be able to carry out
this reported intention with
complete success. All that
seems to be doubtful about it
is tho feasibility of getting a
sufficient supply of European
laborers. Its success ought to
securo to tho country a class
of laborers suitable for permanent
settlers and, even as contract
laborers, a class who
would be consumers of American
and Europeuji goods. Under
present conditions the trade
of the country is tending
toward the Orient. ' Should
the Orient get our commerco
it will capture our civilization
and our government. Then
tho pear will at last bo ripened,
not for dropping into Uncle
Sam's hat, but upon ,tho outspread
banner of tho Eising
Sun.
At Soquuh's looturo, on tho lot
atFortand Boretmia streets, this
ovonmg the chariot will bo
specially illuminated, in addition
to tho horseshoe thnt has been so
'much admired. Thero will bo
about forty colored olootrio lights
about tho vehicle Mr. liridlo
will perhaps recito G. K, SimB'
, pootn, " usior joo. '
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Hard-ware, Crockery .
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KAMEHAMEHA
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Eprmer and Present Horse
Racing Compared.
All strangers and many
connect in their minds
liorso rncos with tho 11th of Jnno.
"Why tlmt day is nntional, os-1
pocinlly celebrated, and ohorished
day by tho Huwalinns is now frequently
u pnzzlo or a forgotton
fact to tho present generation.
Tho 11th of Juno and hdrao
racos! Yog. but there woro hoiso
against kahunas and foroign
plottors.
History doesn't toll us if
I. was groat on horso
racing or sports. Tho nowspapora
of that day nro luckily a mnttor
of oblivion. They aro not sold in
tho streets or forced upon your
unwilling hpuso steps.
But later horse laciuc becamo
tho fad or thopastimo in Honolu- noxc
lu and how thoy did race. Thero
wero no blooded horses, no
no fumily races. Imported
professional jockoys woro unknown.
Tho island boys rodo
their own liorsos and thoy rodo to
win. Stop watuhos had novor
been hoaid of nud tho time now
givon by tho "oldest'' citizons
beats anything loported by tho
Independent spovting editor.
"Who were tho jockeys?
Billy Cornwall, at ono time
Ministor of Finance, olected Noble,
colonel, planter, rancher and
capitalist, sat his hoiso as well os
Frank Brown, sedate and quiet
a membor of tho Legislatuio for
yearB,'was tho boy who snw hats,
canes, cups nnd leis going into tho
air beonuso ho camo in ap No. 1,
in that heavily disputed raco.
Can you ace Geo, "W. Mnofurlauo,
tne loading financier, the courtior
and chamberlain, flying along on
tho rnco track as a boy trying to
bout tho others .uid doing it.
Such weio hi.rso racos in tho
gocd old times. Tho track was
nt fust from Jim Lemon's house
Tho hoises wuio mustangs, and
thoy could mil. Theio was no
funny business Every man fur
himself and tho deuco take tho
hindmostl But things took too
froo a tone. It became necessary i
to stop nidtho evil
spirit of gambling beg .n to crop
out. Then tho traok at Kapiolani
Park was mnd3nnd under tho
gonial patronage of Knlakaua
ovory woalthy liorso fancier joined
tiio jnokoy club and for a period
kent thnt association beyond
high-bred horses wcro plnoed on
tho track and tlioir ownors laughed
and clialU d each other when
thoy lost or won.
That changed and thou enmo
combinations California methods
of gambling, professional
and nil tho ovils of tho race
tracks of tho grout world.
Good Honolulu that sho
losentod tho chanco It was soon
soon that tho public, not even tho
easily led Hawaiiana, would tako
an interest in put-up racos nnd
ill concealod jobs, An effort was
inndo. Tho JooKcy Club took a
fllmlili. nlwl lnnvrnri17i.r1 lfartlf nllfl
races hero many years before Ka-
t()d u nt, inlorcBt Mt
melmmoha ay was sanctn.nrd ns nml hoHOst wccg to lh( lurRfl
a puuiio nonciay oyino
In 187G tho nesomblod wisdom
decidod that Kamohumoha
I. was born on tho 11th of Junoi
and tho day was set asido as a
national holiday in commemora
audience which will meet at tho
Park and onco mT'ro celebrate tho
dav of tho KnraehamohaB.
New Masonic Lodge.
tion of tho foundor of tho dynasty i .... , -n
An interiBtinr evont m luce
i t i 1 1 i i
took in the Masonic
alikojM"8omT placO
wardand outward foos
:..Ti Tom nl o lost night. It was tho
I institution of Pacific Lodge. A. F.
& A. M.f under tho Grand Lodge
'of Scotland. For this purposo
12 tnotnbors of Unwuiian Lodgo,
F. it A. M., took domits and ob
tained a ohartor. Judgo Cooper
of tho Cirouit Court is at tho head
of tho now lodgo, and Oapt. King,
Ministor of tho Interior, in tho
position. For tho
' prosont Pacific Ledge is tho tenant
of Hawaiian Lodgo. Its oflicors
aro as follows:
Henry E, Coopor, Master.
J. A. King, Depute Master.
C. B. Riploy, Substituto Muster.
John Phillips, Sonior Warden.
F.B. Aueibach, Junior "Warden.
E. D.Tenney, Troasuiar.
II. H. Williams, Secretary.
Robert Fre'deric Lango, Chaplain.
C. L. Doclgo, Sonior Deacon.
Edwin Hughes, Junior Deacon.
John M. Angus, Tylor.
This now branch of tho ordor,
any other boy and ho got thero' which has boon in contemplation
bvery time. Fnncy "Billy" as a for a couple of yearB, bids fair to
jockoyl
have a prosperous careor
Hotel Arrivals.
HAWAIIAN HOTEL.
Juno 9, 10. 0 H "Willis, Kauai;
Mis E H McUryde, ADMoBiyde
Berkeioy, Calif; W Y Horner,
Lnhnina,
ARLINGTON HOTEL.
Juno 9, 10. C rl Tuch, II F
Hayzelden, Hum; D LMoyer, W
T Robinson, "Wniluku; A Hocking,
Makuwuo; E L Kruns,' Hawaii,
E E R'chaids, Hi!o; Thomas C
on the plains to n point at winner Uowytli, Jjalnunn.
O. M. Cooke's houso now is op-'
posto Thomas Squ.uo. That i Tt is reported th,t J P. Clay
whutwonowc.llBoiotaniaSheft will bo elected sooiUuy of the
and tho courso ws oousid.r.d Sonnto and Dan Lyons noigount at
on or less. In " Both appointments will bo
the sixties we tfot mmo civilized neoeptublo. -
and a linlfmoon track was made A decision in tho InbeiiB coipus
wheio Hassingei's former c.iso will hardly bo roaohpd this
lienor is, from Malciki to ook. Mr. Neumann, who is In-cola
Sheet. And didn't tho disposed, only filed his brief
go around. tcidny.
Mr. David Ilitohcock, a well
known old resident of Hilo, is
very ill. Tho old gentleman has
been unable to attend to busines8
for the last six mouths.
Aoting French Gonsol and
Commissioner W. M. G'ffurd called
on Admiral Bonrdsloo on board
tho Philadelphia and was accorded
tho usual salute.
Tho many friends of Q. K.
"Wilder woro pleased to soo him
around town. Wildor used to bo
primoh. Tho professionals woro Deputy Marsluil anu is now a
kept out nnd only tho spoitsman comfortable, sodata lawyer in
who loved sport for tho sake of Hilo, Ho says ho likes Ililo.
sport was admitted. Noble and Ugh!
WvrW
Jimly 5opie$
June 5, 189?.
A question that will be of
great importance at the meeting
of the coming Legislature
is the Liquor Question. The
party now in power is in many
ways affiliated with the prohibition
party in the country, and
there can be no doubt that
every effort will be made by
the different temperance societies
to secure legislation
which will prevent or at least
diminish the liquor traffic.
Many theories in regard to this
matter have from time immemorial
been advanced and here
as elsewhere have people who
can only be termed fanatics
advocated measures which as
a rule have injured their case
through their intolerance and
harshness. These farfatics
class the moderate drinker with
the habitual drunkard, and they
assign him to the rather played-out
drunkard's grave. The
liquor question is of vast
but it should be discussed
calmly and with due
consideration to the liberty and
rights of the individual citizen.
We have now on hand some
of the finest cocktail shakers
ever introduced here.
We had some of the same
pattern but the demand was so
great that we soon had to order
another lot. A cocktail can't
help being excellent when mixed
in these shakers. We can
also show you some pretty
stoppers for bottles' in neat design,
and of a very practical
construction.
Do you know what a jigger
is ? The name indicates something
in the line of high jinks,
but it is simply a very pretty
and very handy liquor measure
which should be used in all
first-class bar rooms. ' All the
goods are in excellent Britannic
ware and cannot be distinguished
from soljd silver. In the
same ware we have many
things suitable for presents,
ornamental to the sideboard,
and useful in any household.
We sell a very pretty orange
spoon and knife. They are a
delicate pattern and very useful.
Our coffee and tea spoons
in different patterns and our
napkin rings are worthy of inspection.
Alany other ornamental
and' useful things in
plated ware or in old copper
are exhibited in our show
cases. We have some tasty
smoking sets and match cases
which always will be welcomed
by any smoker, and other articles
too numerous to mention.
The Hawaiian Hardware Co. Ltd.
Opposite BprookelJi' IUocfc,
so? port a,riitiMC.
"yiiite Bros. Cement
Iron JRoo.fijaa'
"Water Pire
Paints and Oils
docile Harbor Ijime
O. and O. Fiona?
- Grain, etc., etc.. etc.
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Annual Meeting
OF TIIK
Hawaiian Jockey CM) j
sses saas
cru.n.e 11, 1895-
OfEcial ProRTamme.
Races t.o Commonco
10 "A.M. sharp.
at
lst BICYCLE RACE.
Prize, Gold Modal, valued nt 20. Entrance
foe 1.50; 1 milo dash, free for all.
2nd BICYCLE RACE.
Prize, Gold Modal, valued nt $30. En
tran co loo tl. CO; 5 milo dash, froo for all
3rd HONOLULU PURSE, $200.
Running race; Jinilo dash, froo for all.
ith
7A
TfS' to V
-MERCHANTS PURSE $200.
Trotting and pacing to harness; 2:10 olass.
Milo boats, best 3 in 5, froo for all.
-OCEANIC "S. S. CO. 'S CUP, $150 added.
HunniMg raco, milo dash, Hawaiian
brod.
Gth ROS1TA CHALLENGE CUP, $250addod.
Running raco; 1 milo dnsb, froo for all.
Winner ofCup to boat record of ngio A
(l.do) and recoivo $50 oxtra.
7th - KAPIOGANI PARK PURSE, 250,
Trotting and pacing to Harness. Milo
boats, best 3 in 5, froo for all.
8th PONY RACE PUSE, $100.
1 milo dash, for all Ponios 11 hands or
under (Will bo run botweou heats of
No. d)
9th ICALAKAUA CUP PURSE, $150.
Running rnco; 1 milo dash for Hawaiian
brod horsoH owned by mombors of tho Club
Winner ot Cup to rocovio 100 in lieu of
aamo.
Cup becomes tho property of porson winning's.
it twico. bhould tho porson who has won it
onco and again this meoting, lie will reoeivo in
lieu of Cup $100, togctHer with $150 addod.
Winner of Cup first timo will recoivo $15 J and
crodit for one race.
10th HAWAIIAN JOCKEY CLUB PURSE.
WfiO.
2:50 clnB3, milo heats best 2 in 3, froo for nil.
11th PRESIDENT WIDEMANN'S CUP, $150
added
Running race, li milo dash, fro3 for all. -
All entries aro to bo mado with tho Sooiotnry
before Thursday, Juno 0th, 1895. Entranco fees
to be 10 por cent, of Purso, unless otherwiso
sp&oifiod.
All racos to b run or trottod undor tho rules
of tho Hawaiian Jockey Club,
All horses aro oxpectod to slaifc unless withdrawn
by 9 o'olock A, m. pn Juno 10th, 1895.
General Admission 50 conts
Grand Stand (Extra) 50 conts and 1 dollar
Carriages (insido of courso) each $2.50
Quaifcer Strotoh badges 5,00
S. G. WILDER,
Secretary Hawaiian Joclcoy Club.
BeachHouse to Lot-
A Furnisbod Houso is to be Lot
or loascd at Waikiki bench, a fow
minutes' walk from tho tramenr.
It has a cook houso, bath lion Id
and good soa bathing. Housohoos
utensils and dishes aro all conio
pleto. R joins mny bo lot with
batiing privileges, if tho whoh
piomibos aro not takon.
Have othor houses in town and
suburbs to,let, furnishod and
Also.'Bnilding Lots for snlo.
Inquiio of David Dayton,
my 13 -, 42 Morohant street
THEO. H. DAVIES &: CO., LIMITED.
BRUCE WARING & Co.
leal Estate Dealers
503 Fort st., near King
BUILDING LOTS, .
HOUSES and LOTS,
und LANDS FOR SALE
Parties wishing to disposo of
their properties, aro invitod to
call on ust
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